William Hayden English, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Hayden English

American politician

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1822

Place of Birth: Lexington, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 07-Feb-1896

Profession: lawyer, politician, historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About William Hayden English

  • William Hayden English (August 27, 1822 – February 7, 1896) was an American politician.
  • He served as a U.S.
  • Representative from Indiana and was the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1880. English entered politics at a young age, becoming a part of Jesse D.
  • Bright's conservative faction of the Indiana Democratic Party.
  • After four years in the federal bureaucracy in Washington, from 1845, he returned to Indiana and participated in the state constitutional convention of 1850.
  • He was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1851 and served as its speaker at the age of twenty-nine.
  • After a two-year term in the state house, English represented Indiana in the federal House of Representatives for four terms from 1853 to 1861, working most notably to achieve a compromise on the admission of Kansas as a state. English retired from the House in 1861, but remained involved in party affairs.
  • In the American Civil War he was a War Democrat, supporting the Union war effort.
  • As well as pursuing a political career, he was an author and businessman.
  • He owned an opera house, was president of a bank, and developed many residential properties.
  • English was successful in business, and became one of the wealthiest men in Indiana.
  • After nearly two decades in the private sector, English returned to political life as the Democratic nominee for vice president in 1880.
  • English and his presidential running mate, Winfield Scott Hancock, lost narrowly to their Republican opponents, James A.
  • Garfield and Chester A.
  • Arthur.

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